Posts Tagged "empowerment"

Canada Celebrates its Hot Mommas

Posted in Case Competition, Role Models

Canada Celebrates its Hot Mommas

Lydia Fernandes, Country Manager for the Hot Mommas Project, put together this amazing tribute. Thank you Lydia, and thank you to the wonderful, brave, women who lead everyday at work, at home, in your community…in whatever you do and have stepped forward, stepped UP, and taken the time to share your story so that we – and the next generation – may learn. Click to play ABOUT:  Hot Mommas Project is the award-winning research of Kathy Korman Frey, faculty at the George Washington University School of Business, CFEE.  On January 31 of 2010, the project became the world’s...

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#8 Power Plays for Women: Be a Front Porch Lady-A Celebration of #IWD International Women’s Day

Posted in Career & Leadership, Mentors_Role Models, Personal Resources, POWER PLAYS for WOMEN, Role Models

#8 Power Plays for Women: Be a Front Porch Lady-A Celebration of #IWD International Women’s Day

A dignified, beautiful, African American woman stood at the podium during the Wake Forest Women's Weekend. All eyes were on Esther Silver-Parker, one of the most senior former executives at Wal-Mart and now president of the Silver-Parker Group. Would she talk about women's advancement to the C-suite? Would she share her secrets to success? That, she did. And one of them was not at all what we expected.

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How Do I Write a Hot Mommas Project Case and Serve as a Mentor for Girls and Women?

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How Do I Write a Hot Mommas Project Case and Serve as a Mentor for Girls and Women?

The Hot Mommas Project is an award-winning leadership project raising self-efficacy of women and girls through exposure to role models and virtual mentors. This is a quick-start guide on writing your story.

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Toolkit for Women’s Success: Lawyer Barbie. How to Combat Being Underestimated, and The Real-Life Legally Blonde

Posted in Career & Leadership, POWER PLAYS for WOMEN

Have you ever been underestimated? What are your techniques for handling it?

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